Dundreggan Dam, Invermoriston, June 2008

[zimbob]

Visited this with Bryag on a wee nosey down the Loch side, also taking in Drumnadrochit ROC http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=5820&highlight=drumnadrochit
and Urquhart Castle http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=5929&highlight=drumnadrochit

Another of the many Hydro schemes in the Highlands,Dundreggan Dam was built in the 1950s. It is a gravity dam, not huge at 55' high, and 400' long. It feeds glenmoriston power station, which is underground, 300' below the dam.

The approach :

Getting closer :

Large tilting gate:

Growing things by the pivot gate:

Looking up :

Screen cleaning gantry :

And the crane:

Knew I'd forgotten something

As usual, plenty of 'stuff'

Looking along the gantry to the other side of the crane:

Screen cleaning grab :

Tis a lengthy screen :

Water

And the main generating part of the scheme:

Plaque at the entrance:

A nice wee jaunt, and for all the WW2 fans, there was this remnant of a tank-trap at the road leading to the dam

I'm getting into this Hydro malarkey

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[foz101]

If I was 10 years younger I'd use the word 'epic' to describe those big gates!

Impressive site.

 

[Silverfox]

Awesome pictures, How long did you spend nosing around? I know you mentioned it wasn't huge but still 55" by 400" gives you plenty of stuff to sconse around.

 

[Engineer]

Dam.

Impressive place, impressive pics.

 

[Foxylady]

Wow, that is striking. Those tilting gates are great and there's lots of interesting things there. Excellent stuff!